The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-08
THE WAR SCARE.

The Money Centers Firm and Buoyant, but
Won Moitke Hints at Serious Things.
LONDON Feb THE Stock Exchange was
buoyant throughout the day. and business was
active in the street. The unofficial prices were
the highest. The days rise in foreign securities
averaged to :; in English railway securities,
l to !; Chicago & Milwaukee rose 8. Central Pa
cific. Norfolk & Western and Erie seconds. 2
each Louisville & Nashville and Denver pre-
ferred. Il each; Union Pacific and Wabash
mortgages, II each; Lake Shore, ); Atlantic
frsts and Ohio & Mississippi Il EACH
Business the Paris Bourse to day was ex-
tensive, both for speculation and for investments
Numerous buying orders were received from the
provinces. Prices closed strong: Three per
cent. rentes for the account &c; italian
rentes, 4Oc; credit fonciers, lof, and Suez
canal 5f.
On the Berlin Bourse to-day the upward move
ment made further progress. 1u international
securities there of from to I. Hun
garian and Austrian securities advanced Il per
cent and credit anstalt advanced 5 marks.
The Berliner Nachrichten says that General
Won Motke in receiving deputation of
servativs electors, declared that the political sit
uation was most serious, and authorized the
deputation to give publicity to his statement.
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-arnerican Powder for Europe.
Philadelphia Special.
AS straw which shows which way the Euro
pean war wind blows, the people of Wilmington,
Del, attaching great deal of Importance to
the unusual activity at the Dupont powder mills
on the gIenxsywine. The mills have never in
their history been more active, and the men are
worked night and day in some parts of the great
| establishment which is turning out black pow
| der, such soldiers in war, by the ton.
The powder makers told that the orders now
on hand cannot be filled fast enough, and these
| indications of an unprecedented demand for the
article has strengthened the current belief that
| the Duponts shipping large quantities of
! plosives to France Germany, and that the
| war in Europe is coming surely In the spring.
] Just before the Franco-P -Prussian war the
mills were run extra time, is the case now,
/ and this was taken then, now to be pretty
sure harbinger of war; Persons closely con-
| nected with the Dupont powder works. and who
/ are familiar with what is going on at other DOW
der mills IN the country, say that IN all OF them
there is almost as great activity as at the works
| on the Brandy wine, and, while nobody in the
| business is willing to admit that all this in
/ creased manufacturing of powder is because of
| demands and orders from Europe, they evident
| IL do not expect people to believe their little
| evasiye answer and their stories about sending
/ all this powder to the coal mines 1t is fact
we'll known in marine circles that the Duponts
| have been en6eavoring for some time past to
| have large consgnments of goods sent to France
| by transatlantic steamers from New York, and
| that they have not been successful in these en-
deavors. Recourse was then had to sailing yes
sells, and inquiries have been made for charters.
| The shipping men say that the Duponts will now
| purchase vessels. There is a decided smell of
war in all, which cannot very well be disguised.